Arch-supporting shoe.



l. F. TEEHAN.

ARCH SUPPORTING SHOE. APPLICANON FILED AUG.15,1914.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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l. F. TEEHAN.

ARCH SUPPORTING SHOE.

APPLlcATloN HLED AUG.15. 1914.

Patented June 29, M5.

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JOHN F. TEEHAN, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Anon-SUPPORTING SHOE.

Maaate'.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led August 15, 1914. Serial No.- 856,955.

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. TEEHAN, a-

citizen of the United States, and afresident such as improved means forsecuring the free end ofthe arch support tothe upper, to provide forstiifening the inner side of the shoe and for securing ventilation ofthe shoe.

Other improvements are pointedout at length in the followingspecification, illustrated upon the drawings, and pointed out in theappended claims.

Referrmg to thel drawings,-Figure 1 represents in side elevation a shoe.embodying one form of my invention, F 1g.. 2 represents a horizontalsection therethrough.

Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 4eArepresents a transverse vertical sectlon. Fig. 5 re resents alongitudinal section similar to ig..3 but with the arch support removed.Fig. 6 illustrates the formation of the inner side I .of the upperduring the process of construction of a shoe. F 1g. 7 represents asection on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 illustrates the next step inthe formation of the upper and the attachment of the wires tovreceivethe hooks ofthe arch support. Fig. 9 rep resents a section on the line9--9 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10` illustrates a side elevation of the archsupporting member to illustrate the hooks thereon. Fig. 11 illustrates asection on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 illustrates an enlargedsection on the line 12-12 of Fig. 5. Fig. 13 represents an enlargedsection on the line 13-13 of Fig. 5.

The result which I desire to achieve by my invention is the raising orsupporting of the foot below the arch in much the same manner as itwould be 'supported by a bandage attached to the outer side of the footand then passed under the arch to a point at the outer side of theankle, so that the foot will be rocked-laterally outwardly and the .archsupported above the inner sole ofthe shoe. To this end, the'arch supportconsists of a iexible band the outer lower edge of which is secured atthe junction of the outer edge of the innersole and the upper,

and the inner and upper end of which is attached to 'the'side of theupper at a point relatively remote from the inner edge of the innersole.v

On the drawings, thearch support'con-A sists of a band 20, which inwidth is about equal toI one-half of the length of the shoe. It ispreferably formed of material such as split sole leather, and its endsare skived. The inner and outer end of this band is permanently securedto the interior of the shoe at the junction of the upper "and theinnei'- sole. As shown 4in Fig. 4, the outer and lower end of theband-is inserted between the outer edge of the innersole and the upperand the vamp of the upper, and is secured in place by stitches 21 whichattach together t e innersole 22, the vamp 23 and the welt 24. From thispoint, the band crosses the interior of the shoe above the innersole,and its inner and upper end is secured to the upper by adjustablefastenings cbmprising hooks and bars adapted to be engaged thereby.

In order that the inner and upper end of the band or arch support may beadequately supported, I preferably employ a counter 250, which, at theinner side of the shoe, is extended forwardly to a point as far as thefront edge of the arch support, as shown in Fig. 2, or at a pointopposite the ball of theV foot. The band itself lies across the shoeabove the shank thereof, being suiiiciently wide (lengthwise of theshoe) to support the arch from a point near the ball of the foot to apoint near the heel. The inner quarter 25 of the upper, as shown in Fig.is formed or provided with a depending flap 26 which has a plurality ofelongated apertures 27. This tab 26 depends below the upper edge of thecounter at the inner side of the shoe. The lining 28 of the quarter islikewise perforated or apertured as in-v dicated in Fig. 7. Placedoutside of the tab 26 and covering the same are one or more layers 29 ofleather or canvas, the edges of which are secured by stitches 30.Between the tab or fiap 26 and the outer covering 29 therefor arearranged parallel wires 31 in- Patented June 29, 1215.

= 3Q-. These wires are visible through the apertures'27, as show-n inFig. 5, and they are located between the tab or iiap 26' on one sideandthe covering 29 andthe counter on the other side. The vamp 23 andthequarter 25 are secured together |by one or more rows ofstitches 320 asusual, this row of stitches being above the base of the tab or flap 26,so that the latter is supported i'n partby 'the stiffness of thecounter.

It 'will be observed from Fig. 5 that the wires, which are supportedbythe quarter, are above the inner side edge of the innersole, saidAwires servin detachably to receive4 .one or more hook s a upper e'nl'of the arch supporting band 20.'

-ed to the inner and These hooks are indicated at 33 and they are afixednear the extremity of the band on the outer side thereof, being securedin place by any suitable means as by eyelets or gromets 34. As shown inFig. 13, the hooks 33 may be passed into the apertures 27 so as.

to engage any one'of the wires y31 and thus Y hold'the inner upper endof the band in position to maintain the body of the band at a distancefrom the inner edge of the innersole, see Figs. 4 and 13: Thus a spaceis left between the arch support and the innersole. The arch support ispreferably perforated as indicated at 36.

To provide for the ventilation of the shoe, eyelets 37 are passedthrough the inner side of the shoe near the upper edge, of the counter,the inner ends of these eyelets being:

covered by the inner upper vend of the band.

These eyelets provide ports through which the air may pass into and outof the space in the shoe between the arch support and the innersole.

I t is quite evident, from the descriptionwhich lI have given, Ithat theshoe may be made either by the welt rocess or may constitute what istermed a cKayshoe. Furthermore, it may be either a laced shoe or abutton shoe. In any event, when the shoe' is laced or buttoned and thequarters 'are drawn tightly about the upper part of the foot, and aboutthe ankle if it' be a high shoe, the strain upon the arch supportingband will be 'borne in part by, the stiff counter and in part by that`portion of the upper which is on the outer side of the foot. The band'is thus held at its ends with its middle portion free, said middleportion being elevated above the innersole asdescribed. The distance towhich the middle ortion of the band is raised may be varied y engaging-the .hooks 33 with a 'higher or lower wire 31.

It will be apparent that the details of construction which I have thusspeciiically described may be varied to suitthe particular the innerside of the innersole, and hooking means on the free end of the archsupport for engagement with said bar to elevate the arch support above'-the innersole.

2. A shoe .having va counter extending longitudinally of the shoe at theinner side thereof and terminating near the waist of 'the shoe,fasteningfmembers attached to the upper adjacent the upper edge of thecounter extension, and an arch support consisting of a band attached atits lower and outer end at the junction of the upper and the outer sideof the innersole and having on its upper and inner end fastening membersfor engagement with the first-mentioned fastening members, said artsbeing so connected and arranged that t e counter assists in sustainingthe upper end of the band.

3. A shoe having on its inner quarter a depending tab or flap, and avamp attached to the quarter by the usual line of, stitches above 'thetab or.lap, a counter lying between the tab or flap and the vampimmediately below the stitches, and an arch support crossing theinnersole from the outer edge thereof and having one end attached tosaid tab or flap. v

4. A shoe havingon the interior of the inner side of the upper a seriesof bars longitudinal of the shoe and elevated above the innersole, andan arch support crossing the inner face of the innersole and having onits inner end hooking means for engaging said bars to elevate the body of the arch support above the innersole.

5. A shoehaving on the inner side of the upper a series of parallel barslongitudinal o the shoe, and an arch support crossing the inner face ofthe innersole with its outer end attachedto the outer edge of theinnersole and having on its inner end hooking means to engage saidparallel bars.

6. A shoe having its inner quarter' and the corresponding portion ofthelining formed with an aperture, an outer cover for said aperture, a barbetween the cover and the arch support within the shoe having means forengagement with said bar. 7. A shoe having an arch support crossquarterand crossing the aperture, and an' ing above the shank of the innersole,with l its outer end attached to the outer edge of the innersoleand itsinner 'end attached to the upper above the inner edge of the innersoleto leave a space between the support and the innersole, and Ventilatingpassages through the inner side of the upper leading from said space.

8. A shoe having an arch support crossing above the shank of theinnersoie, with its outer end attached to the outer edge of theinnersoie and its inner end attached to the upper above the inner edgeof the innersole to leave a space between the support and the innersole,and a counter having an eX- tension on the inner side of the shoe togive in sustaining the inner end of the arch sup- 15 ort. p In testimonywhereof have aiixed my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN F. TEEHAN. Witnesses:

LUCY H. BURGESS, HARRY L. JONES.

